October is almost here, and in addition to bringing fun fall festivals, you can expect to find incredible live music performances throughout Virginia. From major country acts to the biggest names in rock, pop, and R&B, catch your favorite artists and discover new ones all over the Commonwealth.

NOTE: This is not a complete list of shows and certain schedules may change. Please check with the individual venues for the most up-to-date details

MUSIC FESTIVALS

The 2nd Street Festival (Oct. 5-6) celebrates the rich culture of the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood in downtown Richmond featuring three stages of live musical entertainment. Performers include Glennroy & Company, Aliyah the DJ, Arrested Development, the Soul Unlimited Band, Desirée Roots, and Nathan Mitchell.

In Big Stone Gap, Blue Highway Fest 2024 occurs from October 9-12, 2024, and celebrates bluegrass and roots music, food, and culture. Catch live music performances from Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Scythian, Balsam Range, Flatt Out Blue, Sister Sadie, and many more during this four-day mountain festival.

Ferrum College’s Blue Ridge Folklife Festival celebrates Southwest Virginia’s cultural and musical history on October 26th. Three stages will host various Blue Ridge music styles, including bluegrass, ballads, blues, gospel, and string band music. There will also be craftspeople, vintage farm tractors, traditional foods, a living history farm museum, a petting zoo, and much more.

RICHMOND CONCERTS

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Photo Credit: Adam Kleibenstein

At The National

  • October 5 – Everclear ft. Marcy Playground & Jimmie’s Chicken Shack
  • October 12 – Queensryche ft. Jared James Nichols
  • October 14 – DJ Shadow ft. Lunice
  • October 16 – Ken Carson
  • October 17 – Flatland Cavalry ft. Laci Kaye Booth
  • October 18 – LB50
  • October 19 – The Legwarmers
  • October 20 – Ricky Montgomery ft. Nep
  • October 24 – Robin Trower
  • October 26 – Big Something’s Haunted Mansion ft. lespecial
  • October 30 – Rise Against ft. L.S. Dunes and Spiritual Cramp

At The Broadberry

  • October 1 – Victor Wooten & The Wooten Brothers
  • October 3 – Mason Ramsey with Halle Kearns
  • October 4 – White Ford Bronco
  • October 5 – Ten Pound Snail
  • October 7 – The Moss with Hey, Nothing
  • October 10 – Snow Strippers with Damon R., Suzy Sheer
  • October 11 – Wrinkle Neck Mules with Villages and Jack Stepanian
  • October 12 – Cimafunk with the VCU Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
  • October 13 – Joywave
  • October 15 – TV Boo
  • October 16 – Little Stranger
  • October 19 – Suggesting Rhythm’s 9 Innings
  • October 22 – Deer Tick with Justin & The Cosmics
  • October 25 – Mighty Joshua with the Afro Zen All Stars
  • October 26 – William Clark Green with Erin Kinsey

At the Altria Theater

  • October 22 – Diana Ross

At Virginia Credit Union Live at Richmond Raceway

  • October 18 – Brandon Lake
  • October 19 – Benson Boone

CHARLOTTESVILLE CONCERTS

At the John Paul Jones Arena

  • October 20 – Sabrina Carpenter
  • October 30 – Jelly Roll

At the Ting Pavilion

  • October 2 – Vampire Weekend
  • October 3 – Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
  • October 9 – Ray Lamontagne & Gregory Alan Isakov
  • October 11 – Three Sacred Souls
  • October 25 – Whiskey Myers

At the Jefferson Theater

  • October 2 – Yngwie Malsteem
  • October 4 – Kendall Street Company & David Wax Museum
  • October 5 – Kishi Bashi
  • October 8 – Futurebirds
  • October 9 – Lotus
  • October 10 – Brooks Nielson
  • October 11 – The Legwarmers
  • October 12 – The Steel Wheels
  • October 13 – Neko Case
  • October 15 – Southall
  • October 19 – John Craigie
  • October 22 – 49 Winchester
  • October 23 – Atmosphere
Paramount Theater Charlottesville
Photo Credit: Parker Alexander Meyers, @kamcorderpark

At the Paramount Theater

  •  October 26 – Little Feat

CENTRAL VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At the Beacon Theatre in Hopewell

  • October 1 – Burton Cummings & His Band
  • October 2 – An Evening with Live Dead & Brothers
  • October 3 – The Four Horsemen
  • October 4 – Drake White
  • October 5 – Greggie & The Jets
  • October 11 – Almost Queen
  • October 12 – Joey Davis
  • October 13 – Yachtley Crew
  • October 15 – The Robert Cray Band
  • October 18 – Thomas Mac
  • October 19 – Sidewalk Prophets
  • October 22 – Graham Nash
  • October 23 – The LACs
  • October 24 – Richie Kotzen
  • October 26 – Rhonda Vincent

After Hours Concerts at The Meadow Event Park in Doswell 

  • October 3 – Clint Black
  • October 18 – Justin Moore

HAMPTON ROADS CONCERTS

At the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach

  • October 4 – Post Malone

At the Norva in Norfolk

  • October 3 – Trevor Hall & The Great In-Between
  • October 4 – Kameron Marlowe
  • October 6 – The Menzingers + The Wonder Years
  • October 10 – Futurebirds
  • October 13 – Queensrÿche
  • October 14 – Ken Carson
  • October 15 – Social Distortion
  • October 18 – The Legwarmers
  • October 22 – Atmosphere
  • October 26 – Xavier Wulf
  • October 27 – Hatebreed
  • October 31 – Mitchell Tenpenny

At the Chartway Arena in Norfolk

  • October 17 – Mariah the Scientist
  • October 18 – MercyMe
  • October 26 – Ladies R&B Kickback Concert ft. Next, Ginuwine, Bobby V., & more

SHENANDOAH VALLEY CONCERTS

At the Bright Box Theater in Winchester

  • October 18 – Tony Logue & The 184 with Clint Park
  • October 19 – Taylor Scott Band
Lime Kiln Theater
Photo Credit: Kelly Nye, @kellynyephotos

At the Lime Kiln Theater in Lexington

  • October 4 – The Lone Bellow with Katie Lynne Sharbaugh

At the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville

  • October 5 – Matt Palmer
  • October 11 – Djoukil Swingtet
  • October 12 – Fuse Ensemble
  • October 18 – Swearingen & Kelli: Fire & Rain
  • October 25 – David Wilcox
  • October 26 – Alma Ensemble

VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS CONCERTS

At the Berglund Center in Roanoke

  • October 6 – MercyMe
  • October 17 – Three Dog Night
  • October 24 – For King & Country

At the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount

  • October 4 – Boy Named Banjo
  • October 8 – Todd Rundgren
  • October 10 & 11 – Sara Evans
  • October 12 – Twin Creeks String Band
  • October 15 – Neko Case
  • October 19 – Matthew Sweet
  • October 23 – Eric Gales

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol

  • October 11 – Todd Rundgren
  • October 18 – Atlanta Rhythm Section
Lincoln Theatre
Photo Credit: Earl Neikirk, @neikirkimage

At the Lincoln Theatre in Marion

  • October 5 – Song of the Mountains ft. The Gibson Brothers
  • October 10 – Jenny Tolman
  • October 11 – Spank
  • October 19 – Gene Watson
  • October 27 – Pam Tillis

At the Rex Theater in Galax

  • October 4 – Wood Box Heroes
  • October 17 – The Blue Ridge Girls
  • October 18 – Amanda Cook Band
  • October 19 – Olivia Jo
  • October 25 – Johnny Folsom 4

At the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons

  • October 4 – Marty Stuart
  • October 5 – Wood Box Heroes
  • October 12 – Whitetop Mountain Band
  • October 19 – Wry Straw Reunion
  • October 26 – Hogslop String Band

NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONCERTS

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Photo Credit: Cameron Davidson

At Wolf Trap National Park for Performing Arts in Vienna

  • October 18 & 19 – Norm Lewis
  • October 22 – Jim Messina
  • October 23, 25, & 26 – Graham Nash
  • October 27 – Viano Quartet
  • October 28 & 29 – T Bone Burnett

At EagleBank Arena in Fairfax

  • October 2 – Myke Towers
  • October 27 – For King & Country

At Jammin Java in Vienna

  • October 1 – Jonatha Brooke
  • October 2 – Ian McConnell
  • October 3 – Ben Ottewell & Ian Ball
  • October 4 – Catpack
  • October 5 – Kim Richey
  • October 6 – Trace Bundy
  • October 7 – Ben Sollee
  • October 8 – Mike Farris
  • October 10 – Eddie Lee
  • October 11 – Nobigdyl.
  • October 12 – Rose Betts
  • October 13 – Virginia Man
  • October 14 – The Hangovers
  • October 15 – Griffin William Sherry
  • October 16 – Rav & Kill Bill
  • October 17 – Amy Rigby
  • October 18 – Jamie Mclean Band
  • October 19 – Eli Cook
  • October 20 – Robert Ellis
  • October 21 – Luna Luna
  • October 22 – Rozwell Kid
  • October 24 – Red Wanting Blue
  • October 25 – The Fabulous Dialtones
  • October 26 – Danger Bird
  • October 27 – John Smith
  • October 28 – Joshua Hyslop
  • October 29 – Tilian
  • October 30 – Pink Skies
  • October 31 – Vampire Glam Halloween Party ft. Ari Voxx and the Sad Lads, Shelley Star and the Galaxy, & Zeus on the Leus

At The Birchmere in Alexandria

  • October 1 – Erin Hutchinson
  • October 2 – Victor Wooten & The Wooten Brothers
  • October 3 – The Lone Bellow
  • October 4 – Phil Vassar
  • October 6 – Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
  • October 7 & 8 – The Mountain Goats
  • October 9 – Rickie Lee Jones
  • October 10 – Gerald Albright
  • October 11 – Bilal with Halima
  • October 12 – Tusk
  • October 16 – Debbie Gibson
  • October 17 – YÄCHTLEY CRËW
  • October 18 & 19 – The Whispers
  • October 18 & 19 – Little Feat
  • October 20 – Boney James
  • October 24 – AJ Ghent
  • October 25 – William Clark Green
  • October 27 – Oleta Adams
  • October 29 – The Robert Cray Band

At the State Theatre in Falls Church

  • October 11 – Nirvani, A Tribute to Nirvana
  • October 17 – Red Not Chili Peppers
  • October 19 – Eaglemania
  • October 25 & 26 – The Legwarmers

At the Tally Ho Theatre in Leesburg

  • October 5 – Matt Stell
  • October 6 – Reverend Horton Heat
  • October 8 – Mushroomhead
  • October 11 – Nashville Nights
  • October 12 – Fozzy
  • October 17 – Shim
  • October 18 – Kidd G
  • October 19 – The Reagan Years
  • October 25 – New Potato Caboose
  • October 26 – Crowded Streets: The Dave Matthews Experience
  • October 31 – Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience

 

Are we missing any big concerts? Let us know in the comments below. For more big names coming to Virginia this month, go to virginia.org/music.